England injury news: Thomas Tuchel suffers late Mexico blow that leaves World Cup hopes at risk in round of 16 at the Azteca

Djed Spence is apt to miss retired connected England's starting XI successful their World Cup lucifer against Mexico connected Monday, the latest study has claimed.

The Three Lions person the accidental to publication their spot successful the quarter-finals of the World Cup, but they look the unenviable task of getting the better of tourney co-hosts Mexico.

Their opponents person won each azygous 1 of their archetypal 4 games truthful acold this summer, and they are yet to concede a goal.

Thomas Tuchel's broadside volition play astatine the Azteca, a stadium with a renowned atmosphere, and the information the crushed sits 7,220ft (2,240m) supra oversea level volition marque adapting physically to the conditions hard for the players connected the pitch.

England's task has been made harder if newsman Rob Dorsett is to beryllium believed, arsenic right-back Djed Spence has suffered an injury, meaning either Declan Rice oregon Jarell Quansah volition capable successful astatine the back.

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Reece James would beryllium the first-choice right-back if not for injuries, but a hamstring contented had led to Spence's engagement successful the archetypal team.

While Spence has been often criticised for his performances this summer, some by Tuchel and by fans, helium is astatine slightest a earthy right-back dissimilar Quansah and Rice.

Quansah is simply a centre-back, and it is hard to spot however helium would beryllium capable to supply immoderate attacking menace connected the flanks, portion his unfamiliarity with the relation whitethorn pb to him encountering difficulties against winger Mexican Julian Quinones.

Rice played astatine right-back for a play of his country's 2nd fractional against Congo DR successful the circular of 32, but moving him into defence would bounds however influential helium tin beryllium successful the mediate of the pitch.

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The squad that Tuchel selected is not a peculiarly originative one, and it is suited to playing counter-attacking football.

Given the prime of the Three Lions, they volition astir surely person the bulk of possession astatine the Azteca, and that volition trial their quality to interruption down Mexico.

An aboriginal extremity for the hosts could beryllium devastating for England, but if they negociate to travel done the crippled comparatively unscathed, past they whitethorn travel up against opponents they are amended equipped to woody with successful the quarter-final and semi-final.